Samson Akintaro 
As the year rounds off, Google has announced the results of its 2021 Year in Search, showing the most searched terms, topics, and questions by Nigerians. Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage, topped the people search category, while Squid Game, the Korean TV series that enthralled the world, topped the category of trending movies and series for the year. Google’s Year in Search compiles the moments, people, topics, events and places that capture the world’s attention each year.
“As the pandemic entered its second year, Nigerians used the internet to search for answers and information that revealed their interest in topics related to music, movies, TV shows, sports, food, celebrity personalities, pop culture, and lifestyle. Top search topics like ‘Paralympics’, ‘Euro 2020’, ‘EPL’, ‘Chelsea F.C.’ and ‘Champions league’ were reflective of the country’s uncompromising love for the sport,” Google stated.
“From questions like ‘How to check JAMB result 2021?’, to search terms like ‘Alcohol lyrics’, ‘TB Joshua’ and ‘Pornstar martini cocktail recipe’, Nigerians used Search to make sense of their world this year,” it added. According to Google, the top 10 trending searches for this year include Paralympics, Euro 2020, Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, TB Joshua, La Liga, EPL, Champions league, Tiwa Savage, Obi Cubana, and Sound Sultan. In the top trending people category, Tiwa Savage was number one, followed by Obi Cubana. Others include Sunday Igboho, Romelu Lukaku, Nnamdi Kanu, Elon Musk, Baba Ijesha, Omah Lay, Raphael Varane, and Fabrizio Romano. The Google report shows that top trending movies and series for the year include Squid Game, Coming to America 2, Sex Life movie, Black Widow, Red Notice, Mortal Kombat, Army of the Dead, Eternals, Shang Chi, and The Harder They Fall.
